The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-18
Local and State Notes.

The Wabash road earned in September $685.
756, and the disbursements were 1888, 000
Ex-Receiver Humphrey says that the eastern
and western Wabash lines will be reunited in
the near future
The Indianapolis car-works were yesterday
awarded the contract build 300 cars for the
c.. B. e. @. road, 60, 900 pounds capacity.
The Decline is adding to its freight equipment
at the rate of one car per day, building them In
its own shops in addition to the repair work.
Geo. Bender will return from the East on Sat
urday next. and on the 10Th will assume the
duties OF general superintendent Of the c., L. st.
l.. 81 G.
At numerous rail way station In this State the
Baltimore & Ohio telegraph Offices being
closed and the business turned over to the West
ern Union.
G. E. Doyle. master of transportation on the
l., P. q G. division of the Lake Erie 81 West
ern, has resigned to accept q similar position
the Cairo & Vincennes road.
In the fiscal year ending Oct the Pullman
company shows earnings of Sc. 44O, OO0 During
the year there was discussed 81 100000, leaving
a surplus in the treasury of ST.. $50. S84.
The Hammond Record says that the Elgin.
Joliet e. Eastern road when completed will make
a complete belt road running from Waukegan
ILL.,, to La Porte, Ind, via Elgin, Joliet and
Dyer.
E. A Ford, general passenger agent of the
PENNSYLVANIA lines, in day or two starts
extended Western trip, visiting California be-
fore his return. He expects to be absent one
month.
The ST. L.. A. e. T. H. western division of the
/. & ST. l.. earned the first nine months of this
year. 1868 645 increase this year, $l19. 455 In
this statement is included the earnings of the
branches.
The Union Railway Company seriously cor
templates another war for the determination OF
the ticket-scalpers at this point If it is not done
st once, on the opening of the new station it will
be undertaken.
The Railway Review says that the ''whoop of
the ticket-scalper grows weaker and fainter in
the land" This remark may apply to Chicago
scalpers, but at Indianapolis they were never
more prosperous
For 200 miles the second and third divisions
of the c. st. L. g. p. the stations are all lighted
with natural gas Among the number the
depots at Marion, Hartford City, Kokomo, Ell
wood and Middletown.
The Wabash has its cannon ball" train the
A. T. & S. F. its ''Thunderboitr and in the ear
ly spring President Ingalls, will put on fast
train between Cincinnati and Chicago which he
proposes to call the Cyclone"
There is a great call tor refrigerator cars to
load in New York State with apples and pota-
toes for the Indiana and Illinois markets The
crops in New York were simply immense and
Indiana and Illinois need the produce.
The Lake Erie s. Western road earned the
FIRST week in October $44 032 increase over the
earnings OF the corresponding week of 1885,
s4769. The road SHOWS an increase in the earn
ines this year evor the corresponding period Of
1856 of 1924 475.
It is intimated that the deal by which Presi-
dent Ingalls,, Of the c.. l., ST. l.. Il c., is to
secure control of the l., D. % 5. road is again
on. 1t will be remembered that Mr.. ingalls,
made a very fair offer for control of the prop
erty shortly after the l., B. 81 ". let 60 It's hold.
The new train which goes the c.. L. St l..
Il c. road Monday next leaving Indianapolis at
b:5O A. NJ, will haul into Cincinnati the train OF
the Columbus branch taken on at Greensourg.
and the train off of the Whitewater VALLEY
road. which connects at Valley junction with
the Big Four.
Twelve months ago c.. c., G. g. l. stock was
W al 10
What reason there should be for this weakness
Is q problem, as the road is now doing more bust
than at any time in its history. 10 more eco
nomcally operated, and is in better condition
physically than ever before.
Vice-prssident Peasely, OF the c.. B. & c., in
discussing the railroad situation in the West,
says that their rates have been pulled down
everywhere east OF the Missouri river by the
cutting of the smaller of the Eastern lines, such
as the Lake Erie 81 Western, Wabash. Toledo
Peoria & Western, and Indian apolis, Decatur 81